How to get to the 49ers' stadium in Santa Clara

In an effort to find the most effective way to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, four Chronicle staffers raced to the 49ers' first preseason home game Sunday, the stadium's inaugural NFL game. We drove and took various combinations of BART, Caltrain, Amtrak and VTA to the 49ers' new home.
Below are live updates from the journey. To the right, you can see read accounts of how long it eventually took each traveler to reach the stadium.